Best BFB?

[Kris Van Diest]

Hi All,

 

So been doing my research and building to a budget of $1500 AUD.

 

I've attached a screen shot of my planned build at this price point, however would love to get some input. Can I do better?

[Jurrunio]

can you just use au.pcpartpicker.com?

[RadiatingLight]

Can you attach a PC partpicker list? It's much easier to see components, it automatically checks compatibility, and can find you better prices. (they have an austrailian version)

 

Issues:

The X570 motherboard is totally overkill for your build, get a B450 board for cheaper. Anything tier D or higher (even tier E is okay if it's much cheaper) on the motherboard tier list in my signature is a good choice.

Get a Ryzen 3600 instead of the 3400G. The 3400G is on an older architecture, and it's benefit is that it has integrated graphics, but since you're buying a GPU anyway, it's basically useless.

Try to maybe get a GTX 1660 Super, or Radeon 5700, since those are much better cards. (if you have the budget, since you should have saved money from a cheaper motherboard)

 

[RadiatingLight]

How about something like this?

Faster RAM, More powerful CPU, More powerful graphics card, bigger monitor (and 75Hz).

Notes: The monitor I picked isn't 4K. With these specs, you probably won't be gaming at 4K anyway, so 1440p is a lot more reasonable IMO. If you don't like the monitor choice, you can of course change it. (it's your build!)

If you're worried about power supply wattage, don't be. My signature has a link showing why you don't need a big power supply -- most high-end gaming systems draw less than 400W at max load.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$310.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$118.00 @ Shopping Express
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$113.30 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Silicon Power A55 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$75.00 @ Umart
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$75.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB OC Video Card	$369.00 @ Austin Computers
Case	Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$45.00 @ Mwave Australia
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$89.00 @ Austin Computers
Monitor	AOC Q3279VWFD8 31.5" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor	$298.00 @ Shopping Express
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1492.30
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-19 12:09 AEDT+1100

 

[Kris Van Diest]

15 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

How about something like this?

Faster RAM, More powerful CPU, More powerful graphics card, bigger monitor (and 75Hz).

Notes: The monitor I picked isn't 4K. With these specs, you probably won't be gaming at 4K anyway, so 1440p is a lot more reasonable IMO. If you don't like the monitor choice, you can of course change it. (it's your build!)

If you're worried about power supply wattage, don't be. My signature has a link showing why you don't need a big power supply -- most high-end gaming systems draw less than 400W at max load.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$310.00 @ Shopping Express
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$118.00 @ Shopping Express
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$113.30 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Silicon Power A55 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$75.00 @ Umart
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$75.00 @ Shopping Express
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB OC Video Card	$369.00 @ Austin Computers
Case	Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$45.00 @ Mwave Australia
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$89.00 @ Austin Computers
Monitor	AOC Q3279VWFD8 31.5" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor	$298.00 @ Shopping Express
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1492.30
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-19 12:09 AEDT+1100

 

Hi,

 

Yeah thanks for your input, actually seems pretty good, and yeah I was curious about the 4K ... thought of it more as a future proof thing but you are probably right current price probably better thing to spend the money on... the only thing that worries me is part picker complains:

 

"Warning!Some AMD B450 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Matisse CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions." 

 

I'm building this myself so don't have a AM4 "backup cpu" Is this a big problem or a worst case myth?

[TrigrH]

46 minutes ago, Kris Van Diest said:

Hi,

 

Yeah thanks for your input, actually seems pretty good, and yeah I was curious about the 4K ... thought of it more as a future proof thing but you are probably right current price probably better thing to spend the money on... the only thing that worries me is part picker complains:

 

"Warning!Some AMD B450 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Matisse CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions." 

 

I'm building this myself so don't have a AM4 "backup cpu" Is this a big problem or a worst case myth?

MAX is ryzen 3000 ready.

[Kris Van Diest]

Hi,

 

So nearly there, just one last opinion I'd like to get. 

Which is the better monitor....  2K @ 75hz or 1080 @144hz (freesync)?

 

Having trouble finding the: 

AOC Q3279VWFD8 31.5" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor   But:  https://www.umart.com.au/Viewsonic-27in-FHD-144Hz-FreeSync-Gaming-Monitor--VX2758-P-MHD_51788G.html   Costs a little more and smaller size but is 144Hz worth that sacrifice?   or in other words I know the 1660 can handle more than 144fps at 1080p in most games .... and @ 2K I'd be lucky to do 60-70fps so it's more about 1k vs 2k